English

Lech / Letch

anglik — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:17:26 +0000

Word of the day – Lech or Letch.

Meaning: to behave lecherously (towards); lust (after) someone.

A lecher is a person whose behaviour deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behaviour. A lech / lecher is usually advanced in age and will often take any opportunity to touch or grope women, any woman.

Synonyms: Don Juan, flirt, goat, pervert, rake, womanizer.

Idiom – In the Running

anglik — Tue, 23 May 2017 19:28:39 +0000

The idiom ‘in the running’ means to be a competitor in a competition or contest. To be in with a chance of winning the prize.

Origin: Horse racing.

An example of the idiom ‘in the running’ used in a sentence:

Is Ania in the running for that promotion? No, her manager doesn’t feel that she is up to the job.

The opposite of in the running is out of the running. Meaning someone or an animal that is no longer a viable contender.

Three Quotes from Shakepeare

anglik — Wed, 10 May 2017 07:16:21 +0000

Three quotes or expressions from the works of Shakespeare related to love:

– The course of true love never did run smooth.

(from: ‘A Midsummers Night’s Dream’ 1595)

– If thou remember’st not the slightest folly, that ever love did make thee run into, thou hast not loved.

(from: ‘As You Like It’ 1598)

– When you depart from me sorrow abides, and happiness takes his leave.

(from: ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ 1599)

Macho

anglik — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 09:46:10 +0000

My word of the day is MACHO.

Meaning: a man who is aggressively proud of his masculinity, often in an assertive, self-conscious, or dominating way. Someone who exhibits pride in characteristics believed to be typically masculine, such as physical strength, sexual appetite, etc.

An example of the word macho used in a sentence: “Tomek is that macho guy wearing jog pants and a muscle vest. He drives that big black BMW parked outside.”

Interesting fact: The word ‘macho’ is Spanish for ‘male’.

The lyrics to the song “Macho Man” by Village People!

Body, wanna feel my body,
Body, baby, such a thrill, my body
Body, wanna touch my body,
Body, baby, it’s too much, my body
Body, check it out, my body, body,
Baby, don’t you doubt, my body
Body, talking about my body, body,
Baby, checking out my body

Listen here

Every man wants to be a macho man
To have the kind of body always in demand
Jogging in the mornings, go man go
Workouts in the health spa, muscles grow
You can best believe me
He’s a macho man
Glad he took you down with anyone you can
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

Macho, macho man
I gotta be a macho man
Macho macho man
I gotta be a macho

Body, its so hot, my body,
Body, love to pop my body,
Body, love to please my body,
Body, don’t you tease my body,
Body, you’ll adore my body,
Body, come explore my body,
Body, made by God, my body,
Body, it’s so good, my body

You can tell a macho, he has a funky walk
His western shirts and leather, always look so boss
Funky with his body, he’s a king
Call him Mister Ego, dig his chains
You can best believe that, he’s a macho man
Likes to be the leader, he never dresses grand

Hey! Hey! Hey, hey, hey!
Macho, macho man
I’ve got to be, a macho man
Macho, macho man
I’ve got to be a macho! (all right)

Macho, macho man (yeah, yeah)
I’ve got to be, a macho man
Macho, macho man
I’ve got to be a macho! All Right!

Body, my body, body, wanna feel my body
Body, baby, body, body, come and thrill my body
Body, baby, body, body, love to funk, my body
Body, baby, body, body, it’s so hot, my body

So hot, yeah my body
All right

Every man ought to be a macho, macho man
To live a life of freedom, machos make a stand
Have your own lifestyles and ideals
Possess the strength of confidence, that’s the skill
You can best believe that he’s a macho man
He’s the special god son in anybody’s land
hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

Macho, macho man
I gotta be a macho man
Macho macho man
I gotta be a macho … …

Twenty years from now

anglik — Sat, 15 Apr 2017 09:29:36 +0000

My quote for today:

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

Mark Twain (1835 – 1910)

Unrequited

anglik — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 21:21:58 +0000

My word of the day is unrequited.

The word unrequited describes a feeling, especially love, not returned.

Synonyms: unreciprocated, unreturned, spurned, rejected, unsatisfied.

Usage in a sentence: “It was an unrequited, one-sided romance, that ended in rejection”.

Interesting fact: Hans Christian Andersen is known as someone who suffered from unrequited love. A woman named Riborg was an unrequited love of Andersen’s. A small pouch containing a long letter from her was found on Andersen’s chest when he died, several decades after he first fell in love with her, and was rejected.

To Jump Off the Deep End

anglik — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:48:38 +0000

To jump off the deep end or go off the deep end is an expression related to the area of a swimming pool where the depth of water is greatest.

Literally speaking it means to jump into a swimming pool where the water is over one’s head and one needs to be able to swim in order not to put oneself in danger.

But figuratively it means to become deeply involved (with someone or something) before one is ready, especially in matters of the heart. As in: “I think John really has jumped off the deep end in his attachment to Anne. He probably should take things a bit slower”.

The idiom to jump or go off the deep end can also be used to describe someone who is acting irrationally or heedlessly, in following their emotions or fantasies without thinking things through carefully. As in: “I know you really want to go and live in Poland, but don’t go jumping off the deep end. You have a great job here”.

A further use of the phrase describes losing one’s temper or becoming very angry. As in: “One minute we were having a perfectly reasonable discussion and the next minute she just went off the deep end!”

Cold Turkey

anglik — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 22:34:17 +0000

The phrase to go ‘cold turkey’ means to abruptly cut off an addiction. It is usually used to describe the cutting off of an addiction to hard drugs such as heroin. But can be used in a lighthearted way to describe the sudden withdrawal of anything or indeed anyone from an individual’s life. As in, “I realised I had become addicted to her, she was constantly in my thoughts, and I believe I was falling in love. However, sadly, it became clear that she did not feel the same way, so I decided to break off contact for a while, and go cold turkey!”. It is a phrase that describes abruptly quitting something, Usually stopping something immediately without preparation or any “easing out” of it. Going cold turkey is almost always an unpleasant experience.

Cheeky Monkey

anglik — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 11:44:40 +0000

A ‘cheeky monkey’ is an idiom used to describe an impudent or mischievous person. Usually said in jest as a playful rebuke.

An example of usage: “You ate all the pistachio nuts, you cheeky monkey!”

Synonyms for the word cheeky: sassy, saucy, playfully impudent, mischievous.

Crumpets

anglik — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 08:48:02 +0000

Crumpets are a type of bread with a flat top with many small pores and a chewy and spongy texture. They are circular in shape and approximately eight centimetres in diameter and two centimetres thick. They are generally left slightly undercooked so that they may be cooled and stored before being eaten freshly toasted. They are eaten with a spread of butter, and topped with something like jam, honey or Marmite (yeast extract).

They are a popular teatime or supper snack in Great Britain and Ireland.

A pair of home-made buttered English crumpets!

You can make your own crumpets by following the recipe below.

1tsp sugar
200ml milk
100ml boiling water
1tbsp dried yeast
250g plain flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
20g butter, for cooking

Mix the sugar, milk and boiling water in a jug and stir in the yeast. Leave in a warm place for 15 minutes until froth appears.

Put the flour in a large mixing bowl with the salt. Stir in the liquid and mix vigorously until smooth. Cover and leave in a warm place for around two hours.

Mix the bicarbonate of soda with 50ml of warm water and stir it in. Cover and leave in a warm place for 30 minutes.

Melt the butter and use it to brush the inside of four crumpet rings. Heat a large frying pan on a medium-low heat and grease the pan. Put the rings flat into the pan and spoon a spoonful of batter into each, so they are about half full.

Cook until the top is dry and covered with holes, then push the crumpets out of the rings. If eating immediately, toast the tops under a hot grill until golden, then serve. If you’re keeping them, cool on a wire rack, then toast on both sides to reheat.

If your crumpets turn out to be a success feel free to invite me to sample your crumpets. They are great spread thickly with butter and a thin scraping of marmite. Washed down, of course, with a nice cup of black Ceylon tea!